

Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 1992 Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award for Best Play Winner! Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway Nominee: 1992-1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance in a One-Person Show Winner! 1993 Special Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent
The members of a Latino family in Jackson Heights, New York, are preparing for the wedding of the family’s oldest son.
These include the precocious youngest son, the wayward brother pining for a woman he took for granted, a brother who feels like an outsider, a very tired matriarch and the father that was a father despite his best intentions.
As they confide their dreams, grudges and regrets with frank, full-bodied, full-hearted voices, the play leads to a wedding that almost everyone is surprised is actually happening.
As each takes a turn, the audience sees more and more of the psychology of a household that may give a new meaning to “dysfunctional.”
Originally all played by just one actor, the varied points of view in this play contribute to the diverse, comedic whole – and can now be expanded to be portrayed by any number of actors.
"Hilarious... A full psychological portrait of a household that may give new meaning to the Spanish word for dysfunctional."
— The New York Times
"Phenomenal… Leguizamo has created the script that propels him into this alternately hilarious, scathing and heartrending satire."
— Chicago Sun-Times
"A self-reflective, comic and theatrical celebration of Latinohood... Leguizamo’s writing indicates an insight into Latino family life which only an insider could offer and an eloquent writer could adequately express."
— Metrópico
"Compelling… Leguizamo has a flair for the ironic throwaway that leaves an echo of poignancy after the laugh."
— New York Newsday
"Mesmerizing… The laughs [Leguizamo] provokes seem filtered through ground glass, as if to make your soul bleed."
— Variety
| Character |
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| Krazy Willie |
| Rafael |
| Javier |
| Gladyz |
| Felix |
| Miggy |
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